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SpaceX Launches 28 Starlink Satellites From Vandenberg, Plume Visible Across SoCal

The evening liftoff advances SpaceX’s high-cadence push to grow its Starlink internet constellation.

Overview

  • A Falcon 9 launched Sunday evening from Vandenberg Space Force Base on the Starlink 11-20 mission.
  • The flight carried 28 Starlink broadband satellites to low Earth orbit, with deployment planned a little more than an hour after liftoff.
  • First stage booster B1063 flew for the 28th time and targeted a droneship landing on Of Course I Still Love You about 8.5 minutes after launch.
  • The rocket’s exhaust plume was seen across Santa Barbara, Los Angeles and Orange counties, and residents reported a sonic boom.
  • This was SpaceX’s final scheduled launch of September and, per Spaceflight Now, its 88th Starlink-supporting mission of 2025.